Report Generation Tool with Embedded Navigation References
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of report generation tools face difficulties in navigating and managing multiple reports to diagnose operational problems in communications networks, as they often need to manually select and manage reports related to various resources, leading to a tedious process.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a report generation tool that includes references to related reports within the generated reports, allowing users to navigate seamlessly among reports by selecting embedded links, while maintaining context information and storing previous reports for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users manually select and manage multiple reports to diagnose operational problems, then they can access detailed information about various resources, but the process becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple report navigation actions into a single integrated system. By embedding report references directly within report content and creating a unified navigation framework, users can access related reports without manually selecting them from separate interfaces, thus reducing diagnostic time while maintaining information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary navigation layer that connects users to reports. This intermediary system includes embedded references and navigation hints that automatically guide users to relevant reports based on their current context, eliminating the need for manual report selection and reducing the time required for diagnostics.
2Ease of operation
If users manually navigate through report selection interfaces, then they can access specific reports, but the navigation process is complex and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the navigation functionality from the traditional report selection interface and embeds it directly within report content. By taking out the complex selection interface and replacing it with embedded references and contextual navigation hints, the system maintains report accessibility while dramatically simplifying the user interaction process.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring users to navigate from a selection interface to reach reports, the patent inverts the approach by placing navigation references directly within the reports themselves. This inversion eliminates the need for complex selection interfaces and allows users to access reports through simple references embedded in the report content.
3Loss of information
If users generate multiple reports to troubleshoot operational anomalies, then they can gather comprehensive information, but they lose track of previous reports and context
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically embedding report references and navigation hints within each report before users need to navigate between them. This preliminary preparation ensures that when users generate multiple reports for troubleshooting, the context and relationships between reports are already established and readily accessible, eliminating the need for manual tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through embedded references that provide contextual information about previous reports and navigation history. When users access a new report, the embedded references automatically provide feedback about the report's relationship to previously viewed reports, maintaining context without requiring users to manually manage or track previous reports.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a report generation system receives a request for a first report associated with a first resource and identifies a second resource associated with the first resource. The report generation system then generates a reference to a second report for the second resource. The report generation system then provides the first report for the user. The first report includes the reference to the second report.